Two-week old baby abandoned by her parents after being born with rare 'wrinkly' skin condition


The baby girl is being fed goats milk by her granddad as he struggles to keep her alive








A two-week old baby girl born covered in wrinkles is struggling to survive after her parents rejected her because of her rare skin condition.
The tiny tot, who hasn't even been named yet, is being looked after by her granddad who fed her with goats milk from a spoon for two weeks before he could get her to a hospital in Maharashtra, western India.



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Born in the seventh month of pregnancy, she weighs just 800 grams and doctors say her unusual features could be the result of Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) and some chromosomal abnormality.
Her mum, 25-year-old Mamata Dode, is said to have refused to feed the youngster because of her strange looks and hasn't visited her in hospital.
Even her father, Ajay Dode, also 25, has refused to accept her.

A two-week old yet to be named baby suffering from an unknown medical condition is struggling to survive while her mother rejected to feed her
Abandoned: The baby girl was born prematurely and weighs just 800 grams
The infant’s grandfather Dilip Dode, 50, brought her to hospital in Mumbai, around 138 kilometres away from the village where she was born, after she became ill.
He said: “I am thankful to the hospital for giving free medical treatment to my granddaughter.
"It is really disheartening that even her parents have rejected her but I will go to any extent to save her.”
Mr Dode, who works as a labourer, said that his son and his wife had been expecting a healthy child just like their three-year-old daughter Payal, but were left in horror when their new baby was born with unusual features.
He said: “During my daughter-in-law’s pregnancy, my son had taken her for regular check ups at primary health care centre in our village but doctors never told them there was any problem with the baby.
"She had a normal delivery at the hospital.

A two-week old yet to be named baby suffering from an unknown medical condition is struggling to survive while her mother rejected to feed her
Rare condition: Villagers refused to hold the new baby in case they caught her unusual skin condition
“But when the baby was given to us, we were left shocked.
"She did not have the usual features and the word soon spread in the village.
"From our relatives to villagers, everyone gathered at our home to have a look at the baby.
"And when they got to see her they ran away in fear.
"None held the baby in hands as they thought they will catch the disease.
“Even my son and daughter-in-law refused to accept her as they were embarrassed to have given birth to her.
"But I knew it was not her fault so I started taking care of her. My only hope is that she gets well and lives a normal life.
"I will try to convince her parents to accept her but if they still refuse, I will raise her up myself.
"It is not her fault to have born different and I will not throw her for this disease.”
Wadia Hospital in Mumbai has agreed to meet the cost of her treatment, expected to be 500,000 rupees (around £5,000), and has arranged accomodation on the premisies for Mr Dode.

Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala, CEO of the Wadia hospitals is overlooking the treatment of a two-week old yet to be named baby girl suffering from an unknown medical condition is struggling to survive while her mother rejected to feed her
Caring: Dr Bodhanwala says the girl's condition is improving
Dr Minnie Bodhanwala, CEO at the hospital, said: “She was dehydrated when she came to us and any further delay could have proven fatal.
"But now she is responding to the medical treatment and improving.
"We are determined to treat the baby and hopefully after all the test results come we would start the treatment.”
“At present it looks like a case of IUGR or Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation refers to the condition of growth retardation at birth.
"But we can’t tell the actual problem unless we get the full results from the laboratory.
"Once all the required tests and results come, we will be able to chalk down the diagnosis and treatment protocol.”
“We are going to do Karyotyping on her today and the results will come after 15 days and only the tests will determine what exactly is wrong with her and whether the condition is genetic or not.
"We will keep this baby in the hospital for a long time."